Abstract

MORAS HERNANDEZ, Marco Antonio et al. Treatment of the thoracolumbar spinal fractures with neurological lesions. AMC [online]. 2008, vol.12, n.4. ISSN 1025-0255.

Background: The traumatic lesions treatment of the thoracolumbar segment has changed with the course of history. At present the treatment of these sickpeople is prioritized putting into practice new medical experiences. Objective: To achieve a better quality of life and a fast social return. Method: A prospective study in 11 patients with thoracolumbar spinal column fractures with neurological lesions was carried out, attended in the Orthopaedic service at "Manuel Ascunce Domenech" Surgical Clinical Educational Provincial Hospital of Camagüey province, from March 2002 to March 2006. To all the patients medical treatment was performed and the surgical proceed was given by posterior approach, decompression, instrumentation with Luque rods and sublaminar wires, and fused with autologous bone. Results: Male sex predominated, the most frequent age group was the one of 31 to 45 years, the imaging study showed that the most frequent topographical locating level was about T10 to L2, in the majority of the patients the etiological factor of the trauma was the fall of heights, the associated lesions were indicated, the heel bone fracture was the most found one and the pulmonary thromboembolism resulted the most frequent complication. Conclusions: The neurological recovery was evident, in a Frankel´s scale degree. In most of the cases good results predominated.

Keywords : Spinal fractures [therapy]; nervous system; diseases; prospective studies; adult; bone wires.

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